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S.RES.37: A resolution expressing solidarity with the San Isidro Movement in Cuba, condemning escalated attacks against artistic freedoms in Cuba, and calling for the repeal of laws that violate freedom of expression and the immediate release of arbitrarily detaine
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 8, 2021
- Latest Major Action April 15, 2021
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
6 (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Agreed to Senate - April 15, 2021
- Reported to Senate - March 24, 2021
- Introduced in Senate - Feb. 8, 2021
Bill Summary
This resolution expresses the Senate's solidarity with the members of the San Isidro Movement, an organization of artists, activists, academics, and journalists protesting increased censorship and persecution in Cuba. Further, it calls on Cuba to release arbitrarily imprisoned artists and journalists, repeal laws that violate freedom of expression, and engage with activists seeking to advance freedom of expression in Cuba.
(Source: Library of Congress)
What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 15, 2021 |
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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| April 15, 2021 |
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1996-1998; text: CR S1997-1998)
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| March 24, 2021 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
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| March 24, 2021 |
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
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| March 24, 2021 |
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| Feb. 8, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S577)
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| Feb. 8, 2021 |
Introduced in the Senate by Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) |